Cork Constitution 11 Garryowen 9: Another day of drama between the kings of Munster Cup rugby ended with holders Constitution taking a giant step towards retaining their crown with a two points victory over Garryowen at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Garryowen 23 Cork Constitution 19 (Ulster Bank All-Ireland League Division 1A): Cork Constitution showed magnificent fighting spirit in coming from 15-3 behind after quarter of an hour to take a 19-18 lead deep into stoppage time at Dooradoyle on Saturday.

Shannon have won the Munster Junior Cup for the 11th time after a deserved 33-19 win over holders Clonmel at Musgrave Park.

Shannon 17 Garryowen 34

ODM MUNSTER SENIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL:

Shannon 31 Dolphin 29

Glanmire condemned Killavullen to junior football with an impressive display of second-half finishing in this Cork IHC relegation play-off in Rathcormac last night.

A three-goal haul from former Cork senior hurler Diarmuid O’Sullivan helped Cloyne to advance to the fourth round of the Cork IFC at Castlelyons last night.

Glanworth are back in the Cork IFC after coming through this all-north Cork second round clash at Kilworth yesterday.

St Fintan’s, Doon CBS secured their second provincial title of the season with a narrow Munster Colleges S‘C’FC final victory in Mallow on Saturday.

Holders Rockwell dealt admirably with the awful weather conditionsprevailing at Clanwilliam Park, Tipperary, yesterday to emerge decisive victors over Castletroy in the quarter-final of the Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup.

The knockout stages of the Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup arrive with four attractive quarter-final matches over the next two days.

An outstanding forward pack powered by one of the Ryan triplets in each of the three rows of the scrum was the decisive element in St Munchin’s impressive victory in yesterday’s Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final at Dooradoyle.

Patrician Academy (Mallow) were deserving winners over Ballincollig CS at Mahon yesterday.

A FITTING end to the Munster championship hurling season in sunny Mallow yesterday, a day stolen from late summer and a game to match.

A REMARKABLE football year for University College Cork could have an ending to match on December 4.

ALL-Ireland minor football medallist Philip Quirke scored two second-half goals to settle yesterday’s Tipperary SFC semi-final and send Moyle Rovers through to a first decider since 2009.

Kerry 2-12 Monaghan 4-15

Kerry 3-11 Mayo 0-10

CORK won their eighth successive Munster Ladies’ SFC title on Saturday, with a nine-point win over Kerry in Dr Crokes, Killarney.

WATERFORD overcame Cork’s second team to be crowned Munster IFC champions and lift their third successive trophy in the curtain-raiser to the senior final.

DEIRDRE O’REILLY often slips under the radar when it comes to mentioning Cork football stars.

Finuge 0-14 Cappamore 1-6

BRILLIANT wing-forward Stephen Kelly is a surprise omission from the Limerick team to play Galway in Division 1B of the Allianz NFL at Ballinasloe on Sunday.

UCC 3-11 NUIG1-1

TIPPERARY senior football manager Andy Shortall will get his first taste of competitive action with the Blue and Gold on Sunday when they line out against Clare in the McGrath Cup semi-final in Clonmel (2pm).

Tipperary have left a vacancy at wing-back for Saturday's All-Ireland Football qualifier series clash with Donegal at Croke Park.

The Football Association of Irish Schools International team opened their international campaign with a two nil win over New Zealand at Glebe North Balbriggan.

The Tipperary senior football management team have made two changes for Sunday's clash with Waterford in the National Football League in Ardfinnan.

The Tipperary senior football team to face Waterford in the McGrath Cup has been named.

Tipperary's defeat by Limerick in the McGrath Cup final last week is reflected in the selection of the team to play Kerry in the Munster Senior Football championship at Clonmel on Sunday next.